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2 THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2004 More police needed ... Continued from page 1 report to police, but de- scribed the police presence in Acton as "slim" and signed the petition "in sup- port of all the businesses to be protected and ensure a lit- tle more staff will be available if there are inci- dents," Cieslok said on Tuesday. Acton is staffed by two of- ficers. in two. cars, 24-hours-a day, seven-days-a-week, with reduced hours for the village constable. GEORGETOWN CINEMAS 3 Deets) esiscase Georgetown,Ontario L7G 4A8 905-873-1999 Ny 1 1 Lord of the Rings: = 14A Return of the King Daily 7:30 PM 2 Peter Pan (matinee Only) PG Sat-Sun 2:00 P.M. Violence 4 Cheaper by the Dozen PG Daily 6:45 Sat-Sun 2:00 P.M (Gtarts Friday) Violence Daily 8:45 PM Gift Certificates Lotto Centr (oy WU OTR ee a LL as PAMPERED GIRLS: A recent night out for the Christian Reformed Church's Gems girl's group in- cluded hair cutting and colouring, ear piercing and manicures at Profile Hair Salon on Mill Street. Pro- file employee Joanna Scott works her magic with a hair blower on one lucky Gem. --Submitted photo Dr. Tim Peloso ee eT at et Manual treatment for care and : prevention of nerve, muscle, bone & joint pain. NEW PATIENTS & EMERGENCIES WELCOME Evening & Saturday appointments available. 118 Alma Street (Highway 7 & Main St.) Rockwood (519) 856-2624 (whatever church you belong to or dont belong to) You are invited to the annual meeting of the "Clans" It is the Acton Ministerial Association's annual gathering at the: to Pray for Christian Unity this Sunday, January 18, 2004 at 10:30 am. The Children are invited to a Special Celebration at the nearby St. Joseph's School at 10:30 am. (Doors open at 10am) Music, fun, stories etc. with: Taxpayers in Halton Hills should brace for tax hike Halton Hills taxpayers should "brace" for an "inevi- table" tax increase as Town councillors prepare for budget talks at the end of the month. Councillors asked staff to prepare a base budget -- the cost of maintaining programs and services -- with no more than a seven per cent increase. They also want the budget committee to consider an ad- ditional two per cent dedicated tax rate increase to pay for road repairs, and modifications to the base budget that do not exceed a one per cent tax increase. If approved, the total 10 per cent tax increase would add $83 to the Town tax bill of $840 for a property as- sessed at $250,000. In-August, councillors also asked staff to come back with suggestions to reduce the pro- posed 7 per cent base budget increase to five percent. Preparing for a department head budget workshop on Wednesday (January 21), Mayor Rick Bonnette, who chairs the budget committee, said the "real crunch" would come when the budget com- mittee begins line-by-line debate on January 26. Asked if double-digit in- crease would be acceptable to taxpayers and/or council- lors, Bonnette said the public is bracing for a tax increase. "They know it's going to come -- it's inevitable it's go- ing to come -- it's just a matter of how heavy it will be," Bonnette said on Tues- day, adding it is council's and staff's job: to present a budget that is fair and meets the public's expectations. Bridge builders A composite bridge -- re- portedly the first of its kind in Canada -- was built by an Acton firm for Guelph/ Eramosa Township to re- place an aging bowstring bridge on the Sixth Line of Eramosa, north of Brucedale on Highway 24: Saltech, on Commerce Crescent, earned high marks from Guelph/Eramosa Township public works manager Larry Van Wyck, who said the firm's steel, wood and fibreglass bridge saved the municipality $25,000. Van Wyck said the much lighter replacement bridge is now wide and strong enough for use by heavy trucks and emergency vehicles that could not be accommodated by the old bridge, which may end up at the Wellington Country Museum. Pair of thieves loot Georgetown service stn. Halton Police are inves- tigating a robbery that occurred in the daytime hours of Wednesday, Janu- ary 7 at the Cango Gas Bar on 358 Guelph Street, Georgetown. Police said about 1:35 p-m., two males entered the kiosk of the gas station. While one of the suspects spoke with the clerk, the second suspect produced a handgun, pointed it at the clerk and demanded cash. The store clerk surren- dered an undisclosed quantity of money to the robbers and both of them fled the kiosk on foot to the rear of the nearby plaza. The clerk briefly followed the suspects and observed a small red vehicle fleeing the area that may have been driven by a third person. Both suspects are similarly described as: male, black, early 20s in age, approxi- mately 6 ft. in height with slim, athletic builds. Both were wearing black cotton jackets with dark hoods that were up during the robbery. The suspects were also wear- ing black leather face covers and nylon head covers dur- ing the robbery. Halton Police are asking anyone with information concerning the robbery to call them at (905) 825-4777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-TIPS. small ads deals